tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post521479785312114617..comments2018-02-22T14:45:13.522+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: NCR How My Chowder Fed the Dalek!Johanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-33764607188857340852009-01-30T05:14:00.000+11:002009-01-30T05:14:00.000+11:00LOL - we also have a dalek and it truly is amazing...LOL - we also have a dalek and it truly is amazing how it just eats up food waste! We have had it for well over a year and the earthworms have seen to it that we have never had to take anything out - they jsut recycle it all back into the earth!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325204219395014329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-75411521755656997822009-01-26T22:37:00.000+11:002009-01-26T22:37:00.000+11:00Thanks Lysy - my parents are very helpful with gar...Thanks Lysy - my parents are very helpful with gardening - and I like your tip about corn cobs in stock - must try that some time!Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-84560176606227743852009-01-26T04:08:00.000+11:002009-01-26T04:08:00.000+11:00Glad you got the dalek sorted out ok - it sounds a...Glad you got the dalek sorted out ok - it sounds as though your parents have all the garden know-how you could desire! Our composter is even more dalek-like as it's round, but it also lives out of sight behind the shed to keep its noxious fumes to itself.<BR/><BR/>I don't usually like milk in soup but the chowder sounds nice. I know it sort of defeats the idea of the whole composting thing but used corn cobs can make a good base for stocks - especially for corn soups. I have to admit I've never yet got round to trying it myself though...Lysyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13415024852684873909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-2958022625053703192009-01-22T17:44:00.000+11:002009-01-22T17:44:00.000+11:00Thanks aforkful - now we just need a garden for ou...Thanks aforkful - now we just need a garden for our compost (or else we will be making donations elsewhere!)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20745902324130182542009-01-21T19:42:00.000+11:002009-01-21T19:42:00.000+11:00Lucky dalek! You'll get some great quality compost...Lucky dalek! You'll get some great quality compost from it if you continue to put that kind of 'waste' into it!aforkfulofspaghettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01303046899595697854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-32776156928032047022009-01-20T13:38:00.000+11:002009-01-20T13:38:00.000+11:00Thanks Lorraine - I'll be interested to see how th...Thanks Lorraine - I'll be interested to see how this compost bin works - am still getting used to not throwing food scraps in the regular bin!<BR/><BR/>thanks Vegetation - I know the feeling of lots of veggie peelings and wishing to have a compost bin for them - I have started with some herbs and citrus trees but a veggie garden would be lovely - feels a long way off still! (re the heatwave, unfortunately it is 39 now and summer seems to be here well and truly!)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-58836586867207580412009-01-19T19:43:00.000+11:002009-01-19T19:43:00.000+11:00Congratulations on the new compost bin! I'm jealou...Congratulations on the new compost bin! I'm jealous (yes, I really am!). I so badly want a veggie garden and I feel sad every time I throw food scraps in the bin :(<BR/><BR/>Your Chowder looks great (so glad the heat wave is over)! (and yes, don't you hate those useless polystyrene trays they seem to put everything in these days?!?!)Vegetationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418079315150652057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-20204248029489073762009-01-19T15:22:00.000+11:002009-01-19T15:22:00.000+11:00Great idea Johanna! I've always wanted a composter...Great idea Johanna! I've always wanted a composter :) The soup looks lovely, I like how it kills two birds with one stone!Lorraine @NotQuiteNigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61260939992477060762009-01-19T09:41:00.000+11:002009-01-19T09:41:00.000+11:00Thanks AVAT - 40 C is not weather for soup! hope ...Thanks AVAT - 40 C is not weather for soup! hope you get some relief from it!<BR/><BR/>thanks Nathalie - I have amended the recipe to include the corn - bit of a mental black spot there!<BR/><BR/>thanks Lisa - sorry to hear it is freezing there but hope the soups bring the needed warmth - I will send an email later today (internet connections and time have worked against me)<BR/><BR/>thanks Holler - my mum and dad despair about keeping the garden alive in the drought but they do a good job! And I understand that when you are freezing it is hard to believe in summer (but let me tell you it still does exist)!!!<BR/><BR/>thanks Lucy - my dad has a yen to see ceres because he has never been there so maybe I need to tell him just to look in his backyard :-) I wish that composting would give us such a lovely backyard but I will settle for a happier soul :-)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-26408875703499048732009-01-19T08:02:00.000+11:002009-01-19T08:02:00.000+11:00Johanna, your parents garden...I thought it was Ce...Johanna, your parents garden...I thought it was Ceres in Brunswick for a mo...beautiful!!<BR/><BR/>Composting is good for your soul. We reduced our household rubbish to 1 small bag per fortnight in one fell swoop. <BR/><BR/>Yes. Soup. I keep trying, but coming up with naught. Well done you!Lucyhttp://nourish-me.typepad.com/nourish_me/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30664662985204448722009-01-19T06:23:00.000+11:002009-01-19T06:23:00.000+11:00Good for you Johanna! I am glad you figured out ho...Good for you Johanna! I am glad you figured out how to set one up. Your mum and dad&#39;s garden looks like a bit of an oasis.<BR/><BR/>The chowder sounds delicious! It is just as well it got a bit cooler or we all would have missed out on this recipe. I think Lisa &amp; I sometime forget that not everyone is suffering from bitter weather or maybe we are trying to block it out in a fit of jealousy ;)Hollerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748535381400208316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-60990750000287387462009-01-19T06:03:00.000+11:002009-01-19T06:03:00.000+11:00It's freezing cold here! I could use a blast of sc...It's freezing cold here! I could use a blast of scorching heat. Thanks for your submission! Love the combination of basil and mustard. <BR/><BR/>By the way, did you send us an email? I don't see one in the inbox.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596930753946940084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-10438384791705453922009-01-19T05:34:00.000+11:002009-01-19T05:34:00.000+11:00So strange to see a corn showder recipe without co...So strange to see a corn showder recipe without corn in it!<BR/><BR/>Well done on the composter.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53694571072385633102009-01-18T20:32:00.000+11:002009-01-18T20:32:00.000+11:00I have been suffering a lack of motivation for thi...I have been suffering a lack of motivation for this month's NCR, because of the soup requirement! It's just been so warm, above 40C and so on, and the idea of soups is not fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Yay for your composter!a vegan about townhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751546842854214664noreply@blogger.com